We evaluated public housing authorities (PHA) that did not have flood insurance before Hurricane Sandy to determine why some buildings were not insured as required. Flood insurance is necessary to ensure that PHAs remain financially viable, continue to provide safe and habitable housing to low-income residents, and minimize costs to taxpayers for keeping public housing units operational. We identified three PHAs with some buildings in a flood zone that did not have flood insurance before Hurricane Sandy.

We audited the Virgin Islands Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program’s housing quality standards as part of the activities in our fiscal year 2015 audit plan.  We selected the Authority because it had a large program receiving more than $14 million in 2014. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority’s inspection process adequately ensured that its units complied with housing quality standards. The Authority’s inspections were not adequate for enforcing the U.S.

In accordance with the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) goal to ensure the integrity and soundness of the U.S.

We audited the Waterbury Housing Authority’s administration of its asset management projects based on a risk assessment that considered the U.S.

We audited the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s public housing program based on a request from the Office of Public Housing in the U.S.

We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Durham’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program based on a hotline citizen complaint and as part of the activities in our fiscal year 2015 annual audit plan.  Our objective was to determine whether the Authority administered its program in accordance with the U.S.

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